Will the Houthis join Iran in war against Israel and the US?
The Yemeni armed group says all options are on the table. As the US-Israeli war against Iran drags on, Yemen’s Ansar Allah, or the Houthis, have stayed out of the conflict. But that could change. They have said they consider themselves directly concerned and could take a position alongside Iran. The armed group has attacked Israel and shipping in the Red Sea in recent years. If a new front opens up, global trade could be further disrupted in another maritime gateway. Shipping is already largely halted in the Strait of Hormuz, causing significant losses worldwide. So, will the Houthis join the war? And what difference could that make for this volatile region? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Farea al-Muslimi – research fellow in the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House Khaled Batarfi – political analyst who specialises in Saudi Arabian foreign policy Rockford Weitz – director of the Fletcher Maritime Studies programme at Tufts University Published On 22 Mar 202622 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Adblock test (Why?)
What we know about Iran’s latest attacks on Israel
NewsFeed Israel’s air defence system failed to stop at least two Iranian missile strikes on southern Israel, in retaliation for an attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear site. More than 100 Israelis have been injured in Arad and Dimona, with dozens of buildings destroyed. This is what we know. Published On 22 Mar 202622 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Adblock test (Why?)
Amid gas crisis, Modi govt raises supply to 50 percent, more relief from March 23
Amid the ongoing gas shortage, the central government has raised supply to 50 percent of pre-crisis levels, which will support affected sectors. Not only this, an additional 20 percent increase in supply from March 23 will bring availability to normal for businesses like hotels and restaurants.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta meets JP Nadda, discusses strengthening healthcare services in the capital
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta paid a courtesy visit to Union Minister JP Nadda. During the meeting, discussions were held on making Delhi’s healthcare services more accessible, robust, and citizen-centric.
New ATM rules kick in April 1: What every bank customers need to know
Ahead of the start of the new financial year, take a look at the new ATM rules which will be implemented from April 1.
Uttar Pradesh: Land acquisition underway for industrial corridor near Meerut-Pauri highway and Gorakhpur-Shamli expressway, check details
The district administration has proposed the acquisition of 1,175 hectares of land in eight villages of the Mereut tehsil and 734.65 hectares of land in eight villages of the Najibabad tehsil.
India lifts domestic airfare caps from March 23 after IndiGo crisis: ‘Exercise pricing discipline’
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has lifted the temporary fare caps on domestic airfares, which were imposed after IndiGo crisis that led to flight disruptions in December last year.
Delhi-NCR Weather Update: National Capital wakes up to foggy morning, IMD predicts another rain spell likely to hit city soon, check date
Despite the day temperature rising on Saturday, the capital continued to experience chilly winds. Safdarjung, considered representative of Delhi’s weather, recorded a minimum temperature of 13 degrees C, which is 3.5 degrees below normal and lower than Friday’s 16 degrees C.
Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to reopen Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on power plants
President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran on Saturday, warning the U.S. would strike its power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened. “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. The president’s threat represents a notable escalation in rhetoric as tensions surge over the strategically vital waterway. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a global choke point for oil and gas transport that supplies roughly one-fifth of the world’s crude oil, has been largely limited since early March, shortly after the war with Iran began. US SIGNALS READINESS TO ESCORT TANKERS THROUGH HORMUZ AS TRAFFIC THINS BUT NO MISSION LAUNCHED Trump’s post comes after he told reporters Friday that reopening the strait was a “simple military maneuver.” “It’s relatively safe, but you need a lot of help in the sense of you need ships, you need volume,” he said. The president added that NATO hasn’t had the “courage” to assist the U.S. with reopening the waterway. TRUMP SAYS US ‘OBLITERATED’ TARGETS IN STRIKE ON KEY IRANIAN OIL HUB “NATO could help us, but they so far haven’t had the courage to do so, and others could help us,” Trump said. “But, you know, we don’t use it. You know, at a certain point, it’ll reopen itself.” Earlier Friday, Trump ripped NATO on Truth Social as “cowards,” saying they “complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz.” A growing group of countries has signed onto a joint statement signaling their “readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage” through the strait. The joint statement said, “We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait,” and, “We welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning.” The statement was attributed to leaders from more than 20 countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. “We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces,” the statement reads. NATO HEAVYWEIGHTS BALK AT HORMUZ MISSION AS TRUMP WARNS ALLIANCE AT RISK “We express our deep concern about the escalating conflict. We call on Iran to cease immediately its threats, laying of mines, drone and missile attacks and other attempts to block the Strait to commercial shipping, and to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2817,” the statement continued. Earlier this week, U.S. forces struck Iran’s anti-ship missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz with 5,000-pound bunker-buster bombs, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman-Diamond contributed to this report.
Trump administration urges judge to dissolve injunction blocking Abrego Garcia’s deportation to Liberia
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday urged a judge to dissolve the injunction that prevents the Trump administration from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia again so he can quickly be deported to Liberia. “Dissolution is also warranted because the Court’s Memorandum Order failed to acknowledge that the Court’s own prior injunction against removal is the sole impediment to Petitioner’s prompt removal,” the DOJ wrote in a court filing obtained by Fox News Digital. “The Court cannot both impose the impediment that delays removal and consequently prolongs detention and, at the same time, hold that the resulting detention is impermissibly prolonged. “Any attempt by this Court to permanently enjoin the government from exercising its authority to remove the Petitioner from this country is in direct contradiction to established judicial norms, and a clear error of law.” US JUDGE VOWS TO RULE ‘SOON’ ON ABREGO GARCIA’S FATE AFTER MARATHON HEARING The administration deported Abrego Garcia, who it claims is a member of MS-13, a year ago to a prison in his native El Salvador, but he was returned to the U.S. in June to face human smuggling charges in Tennessee related to a 2022 traffic stop despite at first saying the administration had no power to bring him back. His lawyers deny he is a member of MS-13. He was released from detention in December on the grounds the Trump administration had not obtained the final notice of removal order that is needed to deport him to a third country. Abrego Garcia, 31, has become a flash point in the national immigration debate since March 2025, when he was deported to El Salvador in violation of a 2019 court order in what Trump administration officials acknowledged was an “administrative error.” The Supreme Court later ruled that the administration had to work to bring him back to the U.S. JUDGE ORDERS MIGRANT DEPORTED IN ‘ERROR’ FREE FROM ICE CUSTODY WITH CRIMINAL CASE LOOMING He has pleaded not guilty on the human smuggling charges and is seeking dismissal of the charges on the grounds of vindictive and selective prosecution. The 2019 court order prevents Abrego Garcia from being deported to El Salvador after an immigration judge determined he faced danger from a gang that had threatened his family. He immigrated to the U.S. illegally as a teenager and has been under the supervision of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Last month, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis agreed to convert her previous emergency order blocking ICE from immediately detaining Abrego Garcia again into a longer-term form of injunctive relief sought by his lawyers. She said the Trump administration failed to provide the court with any “good reason to believe” that it plans to remove Abrego Garcia to a third country in the “reasonably foreseeable future.” Instead, she said, it “made one empty threat after another to remove him to countries in Africa with no real chance of success.” Abrego Garcia has said he’s willing to be sent to Costa Rica, but acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said he will instead be removed to Liberia. Abrego Garcia’s attorney said in December his client was willing to leave for Costa Rica immediately and that the country had given him asylum status months ago. The government’s “persistent refusal to acknowledge Costa Rica as a viable removal option, their threats to send Abrego Garcia to African countries that never agreed to take him, and their misrepresentation to the Court that Liberia is now the only country available to Abrego Garcia, all reflect that whatever purpose was behind his detention, it was not for the ‘basic purpose’ of timely third-country removal,” Xinis said in December. The administration asked the judge to rule on its request to have the injunction dissolved by April 17. Fox News Michael Sinkewicz, Louis Casiano, Breanne Deppisch and Jake Gibson contributed to this report.